The 20 Premier League clubs have given the green light at a meeting to start next season in the second weekend of September, Saturday 12 and Sunday 13th. They have started planning for next season even before finishing the current campaign. That probably underlines the growing confidence in Project Restart and being able to play […]
Dan-Boy, ‘One-Man’ publicity outfit who was instrumental to construction of Kwara Stadium is dead
Alhaji Ibrahim Dan-Boy, a popular One-Man Publicity outfit based in Ilorin, Kwara state is dead.The highly vocal and informed lover of sports, especially football, died early this morning, at the Palace of the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari.The man started his town-crying-like publicity business by hanging placards, to announced the date and time […]
Adoption of PPG to end NPFL is for sporting fairness and merit –Chukwuemeka
The decision by the League Management Company (LMC) and the NPFL Clubs to adopt the Point Per Game (PPG) mechanism to end the Nigeria professional Football league (NPFL) 2019/2020 season due to the forced break of the Covid-19 pandemic is for sporting fairness and merit. Speaking in Abuja today, the Executive Secretary of the Club Owners […]
Kwara State Basketball Association mourns NBBF referee
Kwara State Basketball Association has received the death of Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) referee, Razaq Okedeyi in rude Shock. An emotional message by the Chairman of the Association, Dr Joseph Adeyemo, made available by Bello Azeez, said the body and the basketball family in Kwara are in total disbelief over the incident which happened on […]
Newly promoted EPL side after Kwara Football Academy product
Newly promoted Premier League side, Leeds United are interested in signing Kwara Football Academy (KFA) product and Nigerian forward Emmanuel Dennis in the summer. According to Belgian daily Het Laatste Nieuws, the Premier League new boys have started preparation ahead of the 2020/21 campaign and are eager to acquire the services of the Nigeria international.It […]
NFF Board Member, Okenwa, to be buried on Friday
The remains of the Member of NFF Executive Committee, Hon. Chidi Ofo Okenwa, who died on Tuesday, 5th May 2020 after a brief illness, will be interred at his country home, Obinagu Uno Akpugo in the Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State on Friday. A wake held at his family compound in Obinagu […]
Pinnick commends adhoc committee on late Martins as panel submits report
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick on Thursday praised the efforts of the Federation’s Adhoc Committee on Safety and Security, set up to unravel the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate death of Nasarawa United player, Chineme Martins during an NPFL game in Lafia on 8th March 2020, and to recommend stronger safety, […]
Kwara FA pledges to curb street begging through para-soccer
The Kwara State Football Association has said it will assist in eradicating poverty by empowering Para-soccer players in the state. Chairman of the Association, Malam Idris Musa Abdullahi made the pledge when he met with the state Para-Soccer players yesterday in Ilorin, where he disclosed that his board will explore all possible means to provide […]
Kwara DoS praises Elerin, Moje Queens
Kwara DoS praises Elerin, Moje QueensThe Director of Sports, Kwara State Sports Council, Mallam Alarape Ibrahim Atanda has commended the Elerin of Erin-Ile, Oba AbdulGaniyu Ibrahim Olusookun II, for his support of the development of girl-child, especially through sports. Mallam Atanda, while receiving the management and coaches of Moje Queens, who paid him a courtesy […]
Van Dijk: Great to call yourself champion
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is proud to be a Premier League title winner. Van Dijk celebrated lifting the trophy last night after victory over Chelsea. “It’s great to be able to call yourself a champion,” said the centre-back. “The other players think the same way. “It is very difficult to perform so consistently all […]